Excerpts from HealthSmart's "Talking About Sexuality"

Part of a person's sexuality is his or her feelings of sexual attraction toward others. The term sexual orientation refers to different types of attractions.

Many people are sexually attracted to the opposite sex — boys to girls and girls to boys. The term for this type of attraction is heterosexual or straight.

Some people are sexually attracted to the same sex — boys to boys or girls to girls. The term for this type of attraction is homosexual or gay. Gay man are attracted to other men. Lesbians are woman who are attracted to other women.

Some people are sexually attracted to both sexes. For example, a boy maybe attracted to both girls and boys, or a girl may be attracted to both boys and girls. The term for this type of attraction is bisexual.

Some young people aren't attracted to anybody right now. This is normal and OK.

How people feel about being male or female:

How people see themselves in relation to being male or female is called gender identity.

Most of the time, a boy feels comfortable with his male body, and a girl feels comfortable with her female body.

Some people are called transgender. They are born as one sex, but feel more like the other. It's as if they were born into the wrong body. For example, a transgender women is someone born as a male who feels more like a female. A transgender man is someone born as a female who feels more like male. Transgender people can have any sexual orientation.

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